Black Bolt

Elgyem

BLKFR40· Common
Elgyem BLK 40

We are not buying this printing at the moment.

Versions of this card

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
60
Type
Psychic
Stage
Basic
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Resistance
-30
Regulation mark
I
Number
40/86
Set
Black BoltBLKSet guide
Illustrated by
Apios

Its attacks

Slight ShiftLéger Déplacement

Move an Energy from 1 of your opponent's Pokémon to another of their Pokémon.Déplacez une Énergie de l'un des Pokémon de votre adversaire vers un autre de ses Pokémon.

BeamRayon

40

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  2. A strength

    Mega Chandelure ex runs it in 30 of the 36 lists we have read, seen across 27 different tournaments.

  3. A strength

    It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.

  4. A strength

    Mark I. It is one of the marks currently accepted in Standard: H, I, and J.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Darkness ×2. Against a Darkness Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,810 tournament lists we have read, 2,312 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Standard format: source checked on September 22, 2026. TCGdex

Who plays it

These decks really played this card at a tournament. We spot it by the little set code printed at the bottom, the one players copy onto their list — two cards sometimes share a name, the code never lies.

The decks that list this card, with how many lists and how many tournaments
DeckListsTournamentsPrinting listed
Mega Chandelure ex30 of 3627BLK 40
Dudunsparce29 of 2927BLK 40
Alakazam / Dudunsparce5 of 385BLK 40
Dragapult ex / Dudunsparce3 of 423BLK 40
Alakazam2 of 282BLK 40
Froslass / Munkidori2 of 322BLK 40
Mega Lopunny ex1 of 211BLK 40

When it came out

Black Bolt landed here on 17 July 2025.

In Japan these cards were already in shops on 6 June 2025, under the code SV11B. That is 41 days ahead of us.

Every set, with both of its dates

The other cards of this Pokémon

Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 12 Elgyem cards on one page, priciest first.

See every Elgyem card and its price